Is there Zakah due on gas station

Fatwa no ( 20946 ) Q. I own a small petrol station, which I have rented to a company. Who is obliged to pay the Zakah (obligatory charity) on this station: the person who is renting it for the next three years and making use of it or the owner? A. There is no Zakah on the building of the station or on the equipment meant for use. Zakah will be due on the person who rented it, and in particular on the money earned (Part No. 8; Page No. 90


A. There is no Zakah on the building of the station or on the equipment meant for use. Zakah will be due on the person who rented it, and in particular on the money earned (Part No. 8; Page No. 90) from it when it completes a Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due) and a Hawl (one lunar year calculated from the time a property reaches the minimum amount upon which Zakah is due) passes since it was first gained. The owner also should pay Zakah if the rent reaches Nisab and a Hawl passes since the time of contract.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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